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“I was in the hold with Adam Carlton e hit the turbulence”

“Where is he?”

“He hit his head He’s badly injured”

“How did you get in here?”

“The access code It was on a piece of paper”

He got up from his seat “Show me”

He kept the gun on her the whole tialley He yanked the paper off the door, crumpled it up, and shoved it into his pocket

He motioned with his pistol for her to return to the cockpit After shutting the door behind hiot back into his chair and told her to sit in the jump seat

“Belt yourself in,” he said while glancing at his watch

Lyla let out a sob of relief He wasn’t going to kill her She snapped the seat belt together

“Now put on thenext to her

The thought of all the unconscious passengers flashed in her mind “Why?”

He held up the pistol and pointed it at her head

“Do it”

She had no choice The dead pilot was evidence that he wouldn’t hesitate to pull the trigger